MACEDONIA coach Cedomir Janevski has backed Craig Levein and hailed him as the visionary who can drag Scotland out of the dark ages and back into Europe’s elite.

The Balkan manager is in Glasgow plotting the downfall of the Scots national coach in tomorrow night’s World Cup crunch.

But regardless of Saturday’s stumble against Serbia, Janevski says Levein is stamping a style on the country which can end our slide down the rankings and major tournament drought.

The Macedonia gaffer says his group A rival has booted the prehistoric British kick-and-rush mentality into touch in favour of the fluid style embraced by the game’s big guns.

Janevski feels the approach will pay dividends and said: “I have watched Scotland a couple of times and it’s clear to me the coach is trying to change the ways of the team from what most people think of them.

“When I saw them against Slovenia away from home earlier this year and then in their game against Australia, they played a positive 4-3-3 system with a lot of passing and movement in the midfield.

“Scotland tried to play football, not just like the kick-and-rush of the British teams of the past.

“Of course, the players are not quite at the technical level as individuals as, for instance, a Croatia.

“But, definitely in my eyes, the ways and the ideas are changing with the coach’s methods and they can be dangerous with this approach. This is how many of the better teams in Europe play.

“Every coach has his own ideas about football and you do what is best for you and your team.

“However, the way the current Scotland coach is trying to play is not how most people would see as the typical way of the Scottish, or the English or the Irish.”